Lipman Wolfe & Co. records
Scope and Contents
Lipman Wolfe & Co. materials include leases, contracts, insurance policies, trademark registration and other records regarding delivery services, shoplifting and various departments in the Portland store; documents regarding other properties owned by Lipman & Wolfe and materials used in construction of Vista House.
Dates
- Creation: 1907-1948
Creator
- Lipman Wolfe & Co. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative history
The Lipman, Wolfe & Co. department store was opened in Portland, Oregon, in 1880 by Soloman Lipman and Adolphe Wolfe. It was sold to Frederick & Nelson in 1979.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (1 record carton)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Lipman, Wolfe & Co. department store was opened in Portland, Oregon, in 1880 by Soloman Lipman and Adolphe Wolfe. Collection includes leases, contracts, insurance policies, trademark registration and other records regarding delivery services, shoplifting and various departments in the Portland store; documents regarding other properties owned by Lipman & Wolfe and materials used in construction of Vista House.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of William A. Rollins, August 1986.
Subject
- Lipman Wolfe & Co. (Organization)
- Vista House (Or.) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Lipman Wolfe & Co. records
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
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